Field investigations of Gesneriaceae were conducted in Shennongjia. It is a well known national natural reserve in Hubei provinceHong Xin, a doctoral candidate from Anhui Normal University, carried out a field survey in Shennongjia. This is a very well known national natural reserve in Hubei Province. Although the species of Gesneriaceae surveyed there are widely-distributed, they still have a great potential to be developed as a popular ornamental plant.